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Old 24-12-2016, 16:29
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Just saw this on the BBC news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28640835

Edit. found someone else has already mentioned this in another post but couldn't delete mine.
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Old 24-12-2016, 17:10
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Really sorry, nice man.

Rick Parfitt RIP - "Rockin' All Over the World"
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Old 24-12-2016, 17:15
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RIP to him. Status Quo were great. No pretensions about them.

He is, to my knowledge, the first musician from the original Band Aid record to die, which is frankly amazing.
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Old 24-12-2016, 17:18
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He'd really not been very well ever since his quadruple heart bypass in 1997, so no real surprise, but very sad news all the same.

Pictures of Matchstick Men and You're in the Army Now will always be my favourite Quo numbers.

RIP Rick .. keep on rocking up there!
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Old 24-12-2016, 18:14
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2016..... what a bastard year for taking so many, from lemmy last boxing day to rick today, crimbo eve...

he left a great legacy though and appears to be well loved.
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Old 24-12-2016, 18:15
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Status Quo first official single "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" early 1968 (Number 7 UK chart)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyB5buEV5s

Ironically, their last single to chart in the UK was a Christmas song in 2008 "Its Christmas Time" (Number 40 UK chart) and their last single before that to chart was 2007's "Beginning Of The End" (I guess it was )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK0Hchdf7u8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvmlLh1Kovc

However, they had a couple of re - realises, live performances and one offs that didn't chart, taking us right up to November this year!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_discography
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Old 24-12-2016, 18:42
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RIP Rick, what a shame

Pictures of matchstick men is such a brilliant psychadelic record - I reckon it to be on par with Tomorrow Never Knows. The Mono version of Matchstick Men is incredible. Massively heavy production for a 60's track, sounds brilliant
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Old 24-12-2016, 19:08
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RIP Rick, what a shame

Pictures of matchstick men is such a brilliant psychadelic record - I reckon it to be on par with Tomorrow Never Knows. The Mono version of Matchstick Men is incredible. Massively heavy production for a 60's track, sounds brilliant
One of my gang had that single back in the 60s

We all got to like the B side - Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café

strange to think that the Quo were thought of as a bit of a hippy band !

RIP Rick........ thanks for the riffs
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Old 24-12-2016, 19:29
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Not a send-up, more a tribute -

Alberto Y lost trios Paranoias : Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie

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If you wanna see my 'ackles rise
Play a disco song
Give me a 12 bar blues
That really moves
And I can boogie all night long

The Albertos were a comedy '70s band. Everyone got 'the treatment' - Pistols, Clash etc

Parfitt was a top dude. Opening Live Aid in '85 is one of those 'I remember where I was when it happened' things.
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Old 24-12-2016, 20:09
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R.I.P. Rick

You have to admire Status Quo for not following the musical sheep throughout the decades, and right up until their most recent album they always stayed true to their roots.

Rockin' All Over The World will always be a timeless classic.
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Old 25-12-2016, 10:41
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Opened a gift this morning from my son, it was none other than Status Quo Acoustic CD.

I welled up
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Old 25-12-2016, 11:29
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One of the greatest live albums of all time is their Live from Glasgow Apollo from 1976, I have played that one at full blast many times!

Best Quo songs for me: the full length 4500 Times [ a MONSTER! ], Back Water / Just Take Me, Don't Waste My Time, Caroline.

Really did NOT like In The Army Now though, one of their most irritating songs, outside of their more novelty singles.

Had some amazing nights at Quo gigs, such a shame but what a legacy he has left for us all.
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